Fumes from pest control sickens 4 diners at Mong Kok restaurant

Four diners were taken to hospital on Sunday night after inhaling irritating fumes believed to have drifted from a neighboring restaurant conducting pest control in Mong Kok.

Emergency services were called around 11pm to a restaurant at Foo Tat Building on Soy Street, where several diners reported feeling unwell after noticing a strange odor.

Paramedics treated two men and two women aged 40 to 75, who exhibited symptoms including coughing, watery eyes, and runny nose. All were conscious and taken to Kwong Wah Hospital for treatment.

According to sources, the location houses two adjacent eateries – a Sichuan cuisine restaurant and a rice noodle shop. Fire services believe the rice noodle shop had arranged pest control after closing, and fumes from insecticide bombs drifted into the neighboring Sichuan restaurant, causing the irritation.